• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

G20 summit won't mean a quick financial fix

What began as a housing market bubble in the US has turned into a full-blown global financial crisis. Now the G20 leaders, who began their summit yesterday in Washington DC, will take a hard look at global capitalism and see how they might fix its cracks. They aren't sure how much they can do. And there is a sense of panic.

• WEEKEND BRUNCH

  In the frontline for the party and government

  Nattawut Saikuer, 33, the government's chief spokesman, is a fiery anti-coup front man for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's allies.
• WATCHDOG

  Hard lessons everyone must learn from the global financial crisis

  Leaders of the world's top20 economies met over the weekend in Washington DC to discuss the current global financial crisis at a time when free-market capitalism is under fire.
• EDITORIAL

  The Burmese junta's true color

  When the Burmese junta decided to jail the 14 pro-democracy leaders of the 1988 generation to 65 years old each, or in other word life sentence, it was clear that the junta leaders want to challenge the whole world community to respond. The junta leaders know full well for now on it could do anything to any person who is considered a threat. Indeed, the Rangoon leaders are getting stronger by the day and become even more dictatorial in its approach and suppression.